North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association

The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NACAC is one of six area associations of World Athletics (WA), previously named the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). NACAC was founded on December 10, 1988, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Presidents Amadeo Francis of Puerto Rico was elected as the first president of the association. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. In 2007 Neville "Teddy" McCook (Jamaica) was elected as new president and was re-elected in 2011. After McCook died on February 11, 2013, Alain Jean-Pierre from Haiti, treasurer of NACAC and president of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), acted as interim president. On August 7, 2013, Víctor López from Puerto Rico, president of the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA), was elected new president for the period 2013–2019. On July 2, 2019, during the NACAC Congress held in Querétaro, Mexico Mike Sands of Bahamas was elected president for the period 2019-2022.

Name Nation Presidency Amadeo Francis 1988–2007 Neville McCook 2007–2013 Alain Jean-Pierre 2013 (interim) Víctor López 2013–2019 Mike Sands 2019–2026

Competitions NACAC Senior Championships NACAC U23 Championships NACAC U18 Championships NACAC U13-U15 Championships NACAC Cross Country Championships NACAC Race Walking Championships NACAC Mountain Running Championships Pan American Combined Events Cup (organised by the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA), formerly: NACAC Combined Events Championships) Central American and Caribbean Championships (organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC))

Member associations

NationAssociation Anguilla Amateur Athletic Federation Antigua & Barbuda Athletic Association Aruba Athletic Federation Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations Athletics Association of Barbados Belize Athletic Association Bermuda National Athletics Association British Virgin Islands Athletics Association Athletics Canada Cayman Islands Athletic Association Costa Rican Athletics Federation Cuban Athletics Federation Dominica Amateur Athletic Association Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic Salvadoran Athletics Federation Grenada Athletic Association Guatemalan Athletics Federation Haitian Amateur Athletic Federation Honduran National Athletics Federation Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association Federation of Mexican Athletics Associations Montserrat Amateur Athletic Association Nicaraguan Athletics Federation Puerto Rican Athletics Federation St. Kitts Nevis Athletics Saint Lucia Athletics Association Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands Amateur Athletic Association USA Track & Field Virgin Islands Track & Field Federation

North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association

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